City Profile

City Profile


Lakeport California

The City of Lakeport in beautiful Lake County is located in the heart of Northern California’s wine country just north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Lakeport is located along the west shore of Clear Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in California. Clear Lake is 68 square miles, offering premier boating and fishing experience.  There is no shortage of other fun activities: hiking, biking, antiquing, off roading, camping, bird watching, excellent restaurants, breweries, and wine tasting are some of the local activities. With over 30 wineries and 9,000+ acres of vineyards Lake County is one of the fastest growing winemaking regions in America.

Lakeport is located at 39.0430° N, 122.9158° W at an elevation of 1,355 feet above sea level.

Lakeport Government

Lakeport is a full-service, general law city under the council manager form of government. The City is led by a five-member City Council, elected at-large which provide policy direction to Lakeport’s City Manager.

Lakeport is an incorporated city and county seat of Lake County  In the California State Legislature, Lakeport is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. Federally, Lakeport is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.

 Lakeport Demographics

  • 3.06 square miles within City Limits
  • 5,026 Residents (2020 Census) 
  • $61,100 Median Household Income
  • 2439 Housing Units 

Housing Demographics
There were 2,439 housing units at an average density of 797.1 per square mile.  There were 2,189 occupied housing units (90%) of which 1319 (60.3%) were owner-occupied, and 870 (39.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 

Household Demographics 
The 2020 United States Census reported that Lakeport had a population of 5,026. The population density was 1,643.0 people per square mile.  

There were 2,189 households, out of which 579 (26.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 842 (40.1%) were married couples living together, 735 (33.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 457 (20.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 155 (7.1%) unmarried partnerships. 448 households (20.5%) were made up of individuals and 277(12.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 

The population was spread out with 969 people (19.3%) under the age of 18, 198 people (3.9%) aged 18 to 24, and 1340 people (26.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.7 years. 

The racial makeup of Lakeport was 3,752 (74.7%) White, 59 (1.2%) African American, 131 (2.6%) Native American, 130 (2.6%) Asian, 9 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 388 (7.7%) from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 934 persons (18.6%).

Climate

Lakeport, as well as all of the Clear Lake area, has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. Its climate can be classified as hot-summer Mediterranean climate according to the Köppen climate classification system.

Climate statistics:

  • The average January temperatures are a maximum of 53.4 °F (11.9 °C) and a minimum of 31.5 °F (−0.3 °C).
  • The average July temperatures are a maximum of 94.4 °F (34.7 °C) and a minimum of 53.0 °F (11.7 °C).
  • There are an average of 77.5 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher
  • There average of 75.5 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C). 
  • The record high temperature was 112 °F (44 °C) on August 10, 1971, and September 13, 1972. 
  • The record low temperature was 9 °F (−13 °C) on December 9, 1972.  
  • Average annual precipitation is 28.36 inches (72.0 cm). 
  • Average of 66 days with measurable precipitation. 
  • The wettest year was 1973 with 44.50 inches (113.0 cm). 
  • The driest year was 2013. 
  • The most precipitation in one month was 19.62 inches (49.8 cm) in February 1986. 
  • The most precipitation in 24 hours was 5.43 inches (13.8 cm) on December 10, 1937. 
  • Snow is relatively rare in Lakeport, but common in the surrounding mountains. 
  • Average annual snowfall is 1.0 inch (2.5 cm). 
  • The most snow in one month was 15.0 inches (38 cm) in January 1937.